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Folios 199-200: Alexander Skene, HMS Hussar, Spithead. States the case of John Tilly...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2522/83

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This record is about the Folios 199-200: Alexander Skene, HMS Hussar, Spithead. States the case of John Tilly... dating from 1810 Mar 27 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 1/2522/83
Date
1810 Mar 27
Description

Folios 199-200: Alexander Skene, HMS Hussar, Spithead. States the case of John Tilly serving as an Ordinary Seaman and aged 23. He was impressed by Lord James Townshend in 1808 when he had served an apprenticeship on board Two Sisters, a fishing boat at Plymouth. He was taken on board HMS Halifax, later HMS Hussar, but was never a volunteer.

Folios 201-202: enclosure with folios 199-200. A statement restating the history of John Tilly.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap S127
Legal status
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Open Document, Open Description
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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C20144215/

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Letters from Captains, Surnames S: 1810, numbers 1-200. (Described at item level)

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Folios 199-200: Alexander Skene, HMS Hussar, Spithead. States the case of John Tilly...

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